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Hi boys and girls, Welcome back! Summer is over and we have another year of ‘Kid’ ahead of us. In this first fun-packed issue you’ll come across some new features such as ‘Halfway Hotel’ a mystery story, Kid on the Case, where we takea look at some famous detectives and Kid Cult wherewe meet some important teenage stars. For all you social network addicts we have an article about Facebookin the future! Happy reading!

courageous: braveevil: very bad, cruellikeable: nice, pleasant sunken: lying at the bottom of the sea

glossary

GrammyIn this number you’ll come across:-future simple-1st conditional - relative pronouns

- passive forms- present perfect simple / continuous

Kid comes together with:• Audio CD• Teacher’s notes

Common European Framework Intermediate level (B1 – B2)

Tintin at the cinema

Are you keen on the cinema?Then don’t miss The Adventuresof Tintin: The Unicorn’s Secret.It’s the first of 3 films aboutthe likeable*, courageous* cartoon character who was created bythe Belgian illustrator Hergé in 1929.

Two directors, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, have joined together to directthe three films. They are all in 3D and were made using the technique performance capture, which copies the facial expressionsof the actors onto the cartoon characters created by computer. The actors, whose faces will be used, are a guarantee of success -Jamie Bell, famous for Billy Elliot, will bethe courageous reporter Tintin, and Daniel Craig, who played James Bond, will be the evil*pirate Red Rackham. In the film,Tintin goes in search of hidden treasurein a submerged, sunken ship*.

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Comic StripZits

Kid CultJustin Bieber

ReportFacebookforever?

PosterScotland -the HighlandGames

Halfway HotelWhere’s Felicity?

Kid on the CaseSherlock Holmes

Fun and Games Famous FacesNatalie Portman

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accompanied by

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What’s its name? Find outby completing the chart withthe words from the article.

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awards: prizescharts: a classification of the most successful songsclub: a stick to play golf withflashy trainers: bright and colourful sport shoesgon’: a short form of ‘are going to’them: often used in spoken colloquial language insteadof these/thoseuploaded: send information from your computer to a larger system using internet

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passive formspresent perfect simplepresent perfect continuous

Put your hand up if you’ve never heard of Justin Bieber? So wherehave you been living for the pastfew years? Justin is the teen idolof the moment and is lovedby teenagers all over the world.So read on to find out more aboutthis YouTube phenomenon.

His early lifeJustin was born March 1st 1994 in Stratford in Canada. While he was growing up, he became interested in many things, but especially music. In fact, he taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar and trumpet. He also started writing songs and some of these he recordedand uploaded* onto YouTube.

YouTube and successHe became an overnight success as many peoplesaw his videos and immediately loved his pop/rhythmand blues style. Shortly after he was contacted by Scooter Braun who invited him to Atlanta, USA to recordhis songs in a studio. His debut single was releasedin 2009 and reached a high position in the music charts*.

So many awards*Justin has been nominated for and has won many different awards since he became famous.

Justin Bieber

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When I ______ you girl,

my heart _______ knock knock

Now them* _________ in my stomach,

________ stop stop.

And even though it’s a struggle,

_______ is all we got

And we gon’* keep _______ to the _________ top

Song

Do you know...?

MOUNTAIN WON’T WENT

CLIMBING MET LOVE

BUTTERFLIES

In 2010, he won the American Music Awards and was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Pop vocal albumat the Grammy Awards. At Christmas he was invitedto the White House where he performed a Stevie Wonder song for Barack Obama and his family.

His imageAfter he started to become successful, Justin changedhis ‘normal’ image to a more ‘streetwise’ look. He started wearing baseball caps, hooded tops and ‘flashy’ trainers*. Recently he’s also had his hair cut, but his original hairstyle was well-loved and was one of the most copied hairstyles by teenage boys. After he changed his hairstyle, a piece of his hair was sold on eBay for $40,608and the money was given to charity.

Look at the following lyrics from Justin’s song One Time. Can you complete it with the missing words?

What’s Justin’s middle name?

Justin Trivia- In October 2010, Justin published his autobiography. It’s called Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever- He’s left-handed- He speaks French fluently- His song Down to Earth was about his parents’ divorce- His favourite colour is purple- The craziest present that a fan has given Justin was a rubber golf club*- His nicknames are J-Beeb, Beebs, Bustin Jieber and Bieber.

a. Drew

b. Brad

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Facebookforever?By next year Facebook will probably have exceeded* 600 million users.Who will be its friends and who will be its rivals?*

Who will use it the most?Probably the biggest age group will be those between18 and 34, like today. However, the over 65s will seethe fastest increase in users (+ 124%) and teenagers between 13 and 15 (+ 82%). If the trend* continues like this, Facebook will be used by all age groups.

Who will collaborate*? In different countries like China, it’s forbidden*to connect to Facebook. But Wang Jianzhou, headof the biggest Chinese telecommunications company, met Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg in January. Mark said: “We’re considering the possibility of working together in some way”. Who won’t be able to use it anymore?In 2010, the Ontario teacher’s association (Canada) forbade* 230,000 teachers to accept requestsfor friendship by their students on Facebook.Who knows if others will do the same?

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break off: end a relationshipcollaborate: work togethercolour-blind: unable to distinguish colourexceeded: be more thanforbade/forbidden: not permittedhuge: enormouslikely: very probablerivals: competitorstrends: tendencies

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1. Mark Zuckerberg chose the colour

blue for the Facebook logo because

he’s colour-blind*.

2. On average each user has 130 friends.

3. A hooded sweatshirt, worn

by a Facebook employee was sold

on eBay for the huge* sum of $ 4,050.

4. Mark Zuckerberg was nominated

Person of the Year by Time magazine

in 2010.

5. Facebook is forbidden in North Europe.

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Facebook’s rivalsDiaspora: it’s a software that you have to downloadonto your PC. It isn’t a social network. It was createdby four friends who abandoned Facebook becauseit didn’t protect personal information.Google Me: Its creator Adam D’Angelo says that“Google Me will soon be reality”. But nobody has said yet what it’ll be like, only that it will be simple to use.Path: it’s called a “personal network” because it only allows you to have 50 friends. On Path you share information about people, places and thingsin a comfortable and practical environment.

Accidental Billionaires The film The Social Network is basedon the book Accidental Billionairesby the writer Ben Mezrich. It tells the story of Zuckerberg and Saverin, both Harvard students and computer geniuses.After having invented Facebook, they both become famous but have problems and break off their friendship.

Who will be its rivals? In the film The Social Network (2010) the director (Fincher) tells the story of Facebook. The most famous phrase in the film is “You don’t get to 500 million friends without making some enemies”. According to the experts,the most likely* competition will be Diaspora,Google me and Path.

True or False?Guess!

The Highland Games

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a. drink it

b. wear it

c. play it

The Kilt plays an important part of Celtic culture. But what do you do with a kilt?

Do you know…..?

Every year all over Scotland we can find a very importantand exciting event called the Highland Games. It is a celebrationof Scottish and Celtic culture, and also takes place in other countries around the world, especially in the USA, where people of Celtic origins live.The games include tests of strength such as the Caber Toss (throwing a long pole), the Stone Put (throwing a heavy stoneusing only one hand), the Scottish Hammer throw (throwinga round metal ball attached to a chain) and much more.There are also contests of Scottish dancing and music contestsusing traditional Scottish instruments like bagpipes and drums.In September you can visit the Braemar Highland Gamesin Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This event is attended every yearby the Royal Family.

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What an awful place,eh Wolf? Somebody

has had some fun herewith fire.

Music?! The story is getting

interesting!

Catch him, Wolf!

Where is she?!Try to find her, Wolf, look!!!

We’ve found something!

A. What does Wolf haveto catch? Look carefullyat the picture and find out!

Felicity, the Presidentof the State of U.Z.Z.A’sdaughter has disappeared*!After the fire at the Halfway Hotel in Bombay, nobody has seen her.Has she been kidnapped*? Special agent Mr.Ois looking for her at the Halfway Hotel -a dangerous place,a dangerous history!

Hey! This isn’ta place for young

girls!

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In English detective stories are also called…

B. Look carefully. Which is the rightpassword in your opinion?

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b Mystery books

c Whodunnit?

Yes, it looks like a pieceof Felicity’s dress.

Yesssssss!!!WE’RE IN THE

RIGHT PLACE!!!

It’s me!

Did he see you?

Well…Let’s see…

Ah!! Now I need a hot shower!

What will his password be?

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No, luckily.

Hey! He’s turnedon his computer.

In the meantime…

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Sherlock HolmesElementary, My dear Watson!

This famous, fictional detective needs no introduction. He’s well-known throughout the world thanksto the many books written by Arthur Conan Doyle and the many filmsand TV series he’s appeared in.But what’s so special about this masterof logical reasoning*?Read on to find out more.

The birth of Sherlock HolmesThe author Conan Doyle first wrote about Sherlock in 1887, which makes him a very old man! He took inspiration for his character from a certain doctor called Joseph Bell, who Conan Doyle used to work for whenhe was a clerk* at the hospital. They share the same ability to make conclusions from the smallest details.

His loyal assistantWe can’t possibly talk about Sherlock Holmes without mentioning his faithful assistant and companionDr Watson. The pair even share the same lodgings*at 221B Baker Street, London until Watson gets married. In 1990, the Sherlock Holmes museum was openedat the above named address, where you can visita reproduction of how the place might have beenin the 19th century.

Sherlock’s CharacterWe can learn a lot about Sherlock’s character from reading his books. We find out that he’s a masterof disguise* and a forensic* expert. He is able to use

baffling: unable to understand itbeekeeping: activity of having bees and collecting their honeycane: a wooden stick used for walkingclerk: someone who works in an office cliff: the steep side of an area of high landdeductions: discovering information by considering the evidencedisguise: change the way you look so people can’t recognize youforensic: using scientific methods to solve crimeskill off: make a character in a book or film die lodgings: a rented flat or roomsportrayed: shown or described asreasoning: thinking about something in an intelligent way in order to make a decision

glossary

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When you have ___________ the impossible,

whatever _________.

However _________ must be the _________.

a) The Dogs of the Baskervilles

b) The Sign of the Five

c) A Study in Blue

d) The Mountain of Fear

e) The Departure of Sherlock Holmes

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a variety of weapons to fight his enemies such as a sword, a pistol, a cane*, his fists and even martial arts.At times he appears arrogant and he enjoys baffling*the policemen with his deductions*. His rooms are very untidy but he is able to find everything he needsin the chaos. He has strange eating habits and often doesn’t eat for long periods while he’s trying to solvea crime. He smokes a pipe and this is often oneof the symbols connected to Sherlock Holmes.

The end of SherlockIn 1893, Conan Doyle decided to kill off* his characteras he wanted to devote more time writing historical novels. The book was called the Final Problem in which Sherlock was pushed over the edge of a cliff*by his archenemy Moriarty. Sherlock’s fans were

not very happy with this decision and finally after8 years, the writer decided to bring back Sherlock to life.He continued writing about him for many more years. In his final book ‘His Last Bow’ Holmes retires to the countryside where he starts beekeeping* as a hobby.

Sherlock and the big screenWhile Conan Doyle wrote 4 novels and 56 short stories concerning Sherlock, numerous films and TV series have been made about him. In fact, Sherlock has appeared in the Guinness World Records many times as the most portrayed* film character with 75 actors playing himin more than 211 films. In 2009, a modern version starring Robert Downey Junior and Jude Law was released with great success. The sequel is going to be released this year and is called Sherlock Holmes: A game of shadows.

REMAINS TRUTH

ELIMINATED IMPROBABLE

1. The name of the director who directed

The Social Network.

2. People who compete against others.

3. The country where it’s forbidden for teachers

to accept friendship from their students

on Facebook.

4. Maybe in 2011 Facebook will have 600 million… .

5. The author of the book ‘Accidental Billionaire’

is called Ben…

6. The surname of Facebook’s other co-founder.

7. The name of the programme that four friends

created after abandoning Facebook.

8. The name of the university where Zuckerberg

studied.

With the highlighted letters discover the name of the site that Zuckerberg created in just one night.

1) While Justin ___________________, he became interested in many things. (grow up)

2) If this trend continues, Facebook _______________ by all age groups in the future. (use)

3) The Highland Games ________________ by the Royal Family every year. (attend)

4) Sherlock ____________ in the Guinness World Records many times. (appear)

5) The sequel _________________ this year. (release)

6) If you’re keen on mythological films, you _______________ Thor. (see)

7) At the moment they _____________ the possibility of working together. (consider)

8) Justin ___________ himself to play the piano. (teach)

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2011 is a golden year for the beautiful and talented American actresswho has won over* everybodywith many films and an Oscar.

All kinds of filmsThis year Natalie Portman has appeared on the big screen four times. If you’re a fan of romantic films, you’ll surely have seen No Strings Attached. If you prefer science fiction you’ll have admired her in Cloud Atlas. If, however, you prefer comedies, you’ll have enjoyed Best Buds.If you’re keen on* mythological films then you’ll certainly have seen Thor where Natalie plays a young scientist who meets on Earth a very tall, blond God who is disguised*as a normal man.

Success and studyNatalie reached great success in the film Leon, directed by Luc Besson, but she continued studying and followed courses at the prestigious acting school Stage Door Manor Performing Arts while she was studying at university.

Her successes and her refusalsDirectors such as Woody Allen (Everyone says I love you), Lukas (Mars Attacks) and Mike Nichols (Closer, 2004) have wanted her in their films. But Natalie is also able to say ‘no’ and she refused to play Lolita for Adrian Line

and even Juliet for Luhrmann. If the scenes are too strong, she doesn’t accept. This year she won the Oscar for the thriller The Black Swan by Aronofsky (2010),in which she plays a tormented ballerina. Having studied ballet since she was a child, came in very usefulin the film.

Life off set*Natalie is a vegetarian. She keeps herself fit dancingand skating and reads a lot. Animals are her passionand she is involved in the organization PETA. Obviouslyshe has her own pet, Noodles, which she’s very attached to.

Natalie Portman

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